# Ghost Stories

Canonical: https://www.hdrr.info/artists/ghost-stories

- Genres: Euphoric Hardstyle
- Tracked releases: 8
- Latest release: 7 Nov 2025
- Spotify followers: 32,607
- Spotify popularity: 45/100

Ghost Stories is the retired dark side project of hardstyle duo D-Block & S-te-Fan with vocalist Evelyn, born from the gold record 'Angels & Demons' in 2017 and closed with a farewell show in November 2025.

Ghost Stories began as one track that refused to stay a track. When [D-Block & S-te-Fan](/artists/d-block-s-te-fan) released 'Angels & Demons' in 2017 (a record that went gold), its haunted-house theming and Evelyn's vocals struck a nerve the duo hadn't planned for.

### From trilogy to live act

'Angels & Demons' grew into a trilogy with 'Twilight Zone' and 'Ghost Stories' (2018), three cinematic videos sharing a single main character. The reception convinced Diederik Bakker, Stefan den Daas and vocalist Evelyn (Diederik's sister) to turn the aesthetic into a full act, and Ghost Stories premiered live at Reverze 2019: [hardstyle's](/new-hardstyle-releases) anthem machine exploring its shadow side, with tracks like 'Lake Of Fire' extending the songbook.

### A deliberate ending

Ghost Stories never chased volume: HDRR tracks just eight releases across the project's life, each staged as an event. The ending was staged the same way: a final single, 'Felt The Ghost' (November 2025), and a farewell performance at D-Block & S-te-Fan's 20-year anniversary show in Haaren on 8 November 2025 closed the chapter on the trio's own terms.

### Why it mattered

Side projects in hard dance usually mean a harder alias; Ghost Stories went the other way, proving [euphoric-leaning](/new-euphoric-hardstyle-releases) hardstyle could carry horror-film atmosphere without losing its melodies. The catalogue stands complete above, and the duo's ongoing story continues on their own page.

Ghost Stories' full tracked catalogue is listed above; D-Block & S-te-Fan's new releases keep landing on the [Hardstyle Release Radar](/playlists/hardstyle-release-radar) the day they hit Spotify.

### FAQ

**Who are Ghost Stories?**

Ghost Stories was the side project of Dutch hardstyle duo D-Block & S-te-Fan (Diederik Bakker and Stefan den Daas) together with vocalist Evelyn, Diederik's sister. It gave the duo's darker, cinematic material its own act.

**How did Ghost Stories start?**

With the 2017 gold record 'Angels & Demons'. Its video grew into a trilogy with 'Twilight Zone' and 'Ghost Stories', sharing one main character, and the response convinced the trio to build a full live act, premiered at Reverze 2019.

**Is Ghost Stories still active?**

No, the trio retired the act with a final release, 'Felt The Ghost', and a farewell show at D-Block & S-te-Fan's 20-year anniversary event in Haaren on 8 November 2025.

**What genre is Ghost Stories?**

Hardstyle with an eerie, cinematic edge - darker than D-Block & S-te-Fan's euphoric main output, but still built around vocals and atmosphere rather than raw aggression.